In another significant opinion from the North Carolina appellate courts, the Court of Appeals recently expanded the application of the collateral source rule to negligence claims arising out of construction disputes in a case...more
North Carolina Courts have held for decades that general contractors can assert negligence claims directly against design professionals in the absence of a contractual relationship between the contractor and the design...more
North Carolina recently amended its “anti-indemnity” statute, which generally applies to construction-related contracts and agreements with design professionals. At a high level, the new law places additional restrictions on...more
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